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About Northwest Arkansas Chaplain Ministries |
Northwest Arkansas Chaplain Ministries is a 501.c.3 non-profit ministry founded to provide financial support to establish a full-time chaplain program for the Benton County Sheriff's Office and other law enforcement and fire department agencies in Benton County and the surrounding area. Sheriff Shawn Holloway appoints members to the Chaplain Division of the Benton County Sheriff's Office. BCSO chaplains are credentialed law enforcement or hospital chaplains, or both. Some of the chaplains are also certified fire service chaplains. Many of the chaplains are certified by International Critical Incident Stress Foundation to perform post-traumatic event services to the sheriff's office and other emergency service agencies. The BCSO Chaplain Division provides spiritual and emotional support for over 300 law enforcement personnel and support staff and as many as 700 inmates in the Benton County Detention Center. Chaplains are ecumenical and minister to people of all faiths. Spiritual support for the jail population is provided by a team of 80 dedicated jail ministers who bring their messages of faith and hope to those incarcerated. Though Christianity is the dominant faith represented by the jail ministry, efforts are made to meet the needs of other faiths as well. |